Rock Island daily Argus., 1887-03-24
BRIEFLETS.
Mrs. j. q. Mott Is seriously i'll.
Green vegetables at Hawley's.

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store.
Soup lunches, lettuce and pie plant a
C. C. Truesdale's.
Two front rooms for rent. Enquire o
B. B;rkenfeld.
Eckhatt has finally killed Murdock
All required was little time.
| M. J. McEoiry, Esq, of Zama town,
ship was in the city today.
H. W. Eads, formerly of this city, bu
now of Clinton, Iowa, is in town.
Nice bananas, Malaga grapes and
seedless oranges at Boro's. under The
bank.
Miss Cowden is home from school al
Iowa City on visit to her father DIR. J
W. Cowden.
Mr.. Chas. Schroeder. of Iowa City. an
old schoolmste of L. C. Blandings, was
ia the city yesterday.
Col. ]. G. Breckenridge. inspector OF
the United States army, is guest of Col.
Baylor on the island today.
The air continues cold and March-like
Gentle spring seems TO be lingering in
the lap of winter, the hcrrid thing.
Harry Gleason, for some time bar
tender at the Harper house, has gone to
Kansas City to engage in business on his
own account
Tomorrow being the feast of the an-
nunciation of the Blessed Virgin, servi,
ces will be held at Trinity church at 9:3O
a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
The funeral of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sanford Mott will be held from
the residence of ex>Mayor J. z Mott at
2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
Nat. Hudson, Rock Islands old base
ball plsyer, now of the 81. Louis Browns,
has fallen heir to $4,000 through the
death of his father at Chicago.
Messrs. Stuart Robson and wife, VIM
Crane and wife and the Robson & Crane
Comedy company arrived from Peoria
this afternoon. and are at the Harper
house.
The ARGUS in bidding adieu to Marshal
Eckhart would extend its sincere hope
that in his search for future vocation he
may find one more suitable to himself and
to the public.
Be sure TO attend the great replevin
sale at the Golden Eagle on Saturday.
Never before in the history of Rock ISL
and county were goods slaughtered ct
such low prices
The democrats of the Seventh ward
will probably nominate James E. Larkin
for alderman. If they do Little Jim will
get away with Augustana college without
much trouble.
1t is understood that as one result of
last nights caucus, when Murdock was
so ingenioUsly dropped out of the list of
mayoralty candidates, one l.. V. Eckhart
will remove soon to Alabama aud buy a
farm
James R. Johnston is strongly talked
OF for assessor on the democratic ticket.
He has assisted in the work for several
years ard is well acquainted with the
duties of the Office He would make a
splendid assessor
When the editor of the Union heard
the news from the caucuses last night, it
is said that he wept bitter tears of an
guish. He thought everything was
lovely for ''his honor"
Wonder how the Union likes the nom
fnation for alderman in the First ward.
Last spring it denounced Alderman
Scbafer, and intimated that when his
term of office expired he would be re-
tired to private life.
A. P. Luse. formerly of Davenport,
and who on Thanksgiving day. 1885, was
welded at Charlottesville, Ind, to Miss
Dartcn, has been the defendant in a di-
vorce suit already. Mrs. Luse having OBJ
tanned legal separation aud alimonv of
$4,000.
]. z. Bledsoe, Of this city. is now con,
ductor on the Pullman sleeper Chico, hi,
run being from Minneapolis to St. Louis
and from Barstow down and back he has
two sleepers 10 look after. Mr. Bledso,
still claims Rock Island as his home
though he does not get here very often
Geo. Campbell. for two years messen-
ger between Rock Island and Milwaukee
for the American Express company,
died suddenly of typhoid fever at Mil.
waukee Tuesday night. He was quite
well known in the city, and great favor.
ite with railroad men.
William II. Barthlow died at his hom,
on Fifth avenue, between First and Sec
ond streets, at 11.oclock last night, oI
consumption. He was sixteen years old
and laborer in the employ of the Roct
Island Lumber and Manufacturing com
pany.
The great rcpevin sale at the Goldc,
Eagle, which opens on Saturday morning
will no doubt attract q good many pur
chasers. All those wishing nice. ucv
stylish goods at greatly reduced prices
are advised 10 call early before the as
sortment is broken. Goods must 60
consequently prices will perish.
The people Of Rock Island can tax
consolation in one fact. That is, tha
Eckhart will not be our next city mar
shal. The only man in town who woul
recommend him for that office and VIII,
has stubbornlv stood by him 10 the fac